It's been a few days since I have to Colman Pool. I walk that way regularly, but hadn't been by since the last big windstorm. (A few big old Madrona's came down up on the bluff.)
Anyway, I was sort of shocked to see a big, expansive construction fence up tonight. They not only fenced off the kiddie play area, but also back behind the pool and then around on the north end as well.
Not having seen anything in the local press, WSB, or even in recent emails from the Morgan Community Association or Friends of Lincoln Park, I was taken aback. Was it a toxic spill? What were they doing? I puzzled on it all the way home and then checked the blog's archive to see if I had missed anything. Next I looked at the SP & R website, pools and found this: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/aquatics/colman.htm
--a note saying closed for Renovation until late June 2012. So I am posting this because I know others will be wondering. Maybe good ol' WSB could do a story with photos when they get a chance? ;)
I just wish they had not taken up every inch of lawn on the south. They went right to the sidewalk. It seems a little agressive and unfriendly. Maybe the contractor didn't have a clue about the park users and patrons. That's a special spot to many of us. I do appreciate the upgrade, but a little more notice and less harshing would have been good. ~z
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